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Ajuda

Parish of the municipality of Lisboa (Lisboa), district of Lisboa.

Ajuda had 14.306 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 26,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 4,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lisboa.

Population (inh.)
  • 9.658 – 13.850
  • 13.956 – 18.028
  • 20.267 – 23.261
  • 23.645 – 33.309
  • 34.076 – 46.334
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.586,4 – 4.114,3
  • 4.405,9 – 4.912,5
  • 4.967,4 – 7.013,1
  • 7.037,2 – 7.943,1
  • 10.507,4 – 15.634,7
Area (km²)
  • 1,5 – 2,1
  • 2,2 – 2,9
  • 3,0 – 4,3
  • 4,6 – 6,6
  • 7,1 – 10,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Lisboa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Ajuda14.3062,884.967,4
2Alcântara13.8505,072.731,8
3Alvalade33.3095,346.237,6
4Areeiro21.1601,7212.302,3
5Arroios33.3022,1315.634,7
6Avenidas Novas23.2612,997.779,6
7Beato12.1832,484.912,5
8Belém16.54610,431.586,4
9Benfica35.3628,024.409,2
10Campo de Ourique22.1401,6513.418,2
11Campolide14.7872,775.338,3
12Carnide18.0283,694.885,6
13Estrela20.2674,604.405,9
14Lumiar46.3346,577.052,4
15Marvila35.4797,124.983,0
16Misericórdia9.6582,194.410,1
17Olivais32.1798,093.977,6
18Parque das Nações22.3825,444.114,3
19Penha de França28.4752,7110.507,4
20Santa Clara23.6453,367.037,2
21Santa Maria Maior10.0513,013.339,2
22Santo António11.0601,497.422,8
23São Domingos de Benfica34.0764,297.943,1
24São Vicente13.9561,997.013,1
Code (DTMNFR)
110601
Resident population (2021)
14.306
Area
2,88 km²
Density
4.967,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
18th of 24

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.566 (45,9%)
Women
7.740 (54,1%)
Portuguese nationality
13.265 (92,7%)
Foreign nationality
1.041 (7,3%)
Ageing index
218,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.560
Average household size *
2,16 people
Dwellings
8.828
Classic family dwellings
8.811
Buildings
2.716
Buildings with 7 or more floors
92
With higher education (15+)
26,7% (3.346)
Unemployment rate *
10,53% (H 11,37% · M 9,77%)
Active / employed population
6.351 / 5.682

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.796 (12,6%); 15-24 years: 1.268 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 7.323 (51,2%); 65+ years: 3.919 (27,4%)0-141.796 · 12,6%15-241.268 · 8,9%25-647.323 · 51,2%65+3.919 · 27,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (14.306).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.796939857
15-24 years1.268648620
25-64 years7.3233.4793.844
65+ years3.9191.5002.419

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lisboa
4,6 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
12.172
Voters
6.648
Turnout
54,62% (2021: 47,40%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS-L-BE-PAN
VIVER LISBOA
3.09546,56%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
Por ti, Lisboa - MOEDAS 2025
1.58723,87%3
CH
CHEGA
93614,08%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
81112,20%1
MPT
Partido da Terra
440,66%0
Blank votes851,28%
Null votes901,35%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS-L-BE-PAN.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Calçada da Ajuda, N.º 236
Ajuda
1349-037 LISBOA
Telephone
213616110
Fax
213616111
Email
geral@jf-ajuda.pt
Website
www.jf-ajuda.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
38,70750, -9,19833
Official website
www.jf-ajuda.pt
Wikipedia
Ajuda (Lisboa)
Wikidata
Q413311

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026